Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1887-04-16
For the Observer.
WHO WILL BE OUR NEXT
MAYOR
MAYOR:

Tor Tue oUSStfVi-
WHO WILL BE OUR NEXT
MAYOR?
Nh. EDITOR Will you give me
space in your paper to write a short
article ia regard TO the Mayor and
Commissioners t o be elected on the
frs: Monday in May? In ioirg so
| don't wish TO be understood as
debating TO our citizens who they
shall honor with their votes, but |
don't think IL aini>s while | Az on
the subject, TO make a few timely
suopest,ors IN regard tn what kind
of men We shall elect for our chlef
town officer and commissioners.
Thi. question should be can.a,sed
uhnroughly before the election, aud
w,>e counsel should presa.t. Beng
A close observer for the last fe"
wears. | have noticed that our town
: ordinances have not been sufficiently
| enforced to have the desuei effect
! for which they were intended )
r hence We sec the Importance OF
elec,lng a Mayor that will rIgldiy
eLfurce the law in every instance
aud bin. offenders TO sure and
r speedy punishment. II is not, III
every case, the severity OF the "a"
= that prevents crime and disorder,
but i, IS the certainty OF us eSecu-
Il ZION We should by all means use
onr exertious to elecct a man that
the whole town eau contide IN, aud
=, who will be an honor to our cit
zeus. II il a duty We owe to our
selves. and especially to our tAmi
. lies. to elect a man that we know
Is will execute the law wi'hou: fear
A. favor or affection. 1t ID just as ln
% purlanl that We should have q goo'
Ma,or tor our town, as II IS ttat IN
people should have a wise ~coun>eso
- and cEici executive tor every Stat
~ and a chiet magistrate Of the CHite'
III States. We want a Mayor, Wh.I
" holitng the scales OF justice III on
-. hand, will, also, uphold law aud o.
der IN the other. SO, no" feiIo"
citizens, let each OF US pat o"
re shoulder to he wheel and roll mp
of good majority for a good MAJ
49,, Aud when we elect him 1t VIII
our duty II aid him all in our po"'
II to enforce the laws, Put a cio"H I
III his head with the inscription Ia
hit end Order put the re:ns IN h
)r bands, help him 10 the top OF II
,ho throne, and whisper gently III !
ear, 10 drive on.
Now, a few shots as to the Coz
the m~issinners, and | will close. 1T
on. our duty to put The best men II
ward .,r Commissioners. Meu tt
~ We can RI, o., that VIII II
aig tn. affairs OF the town in a pro!
All manner and co operate w.in
Mayor IN hi- official capacity. y
Commissioners thai have been Gle
!, el in the past have shown too EAU
apathy, and there is great room
amendment as TO their duties.
,enlure the assertion that there
no town of the size Of l1iIl>bor"
lEe State, that has not a gu;
n house. This. is a shame. The
is 40 place in which to Incarcef
~<iulalors of the town ofdlIaIt
aud no voter should pledge his Y
in, to any m.n who is not III fa'or
torv building a guard house. A no
,;.n should be built large enough TO h
sp;t two apartments, one in which to
1000 prison .inlators of the law, anl
room large enough tor the Mayo
hold his court IN, as 1t is q
known tact that all OF our May
heretofore have been put to a g
hit. deal Of Inconvenience 10 hold
oh.s ,leir courts. This should be .p'
lily remedied by the incoming 30
.fnt,.r OF Commissioners.
Now, in conclusion, let me
RAYS give us a good Board OF Com
sloner>, Guard House and I
< 90 Room, and by all means, an III
will tial Mayor, and our old town vi
Ia well equipped aud fully prepare
take ali vlola,ors of the law 10y
throat and teach them tba:
ARCS things have passed away, an
Hills. things have become new. 1he'
can all
stvlo( Shout the glad tidings,
And exultingly sing
Law and order triumphS